Queens Waterfront Greenway Public Workshop: Route Alternatives | Projects & Initiatives

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Greenways

Greenways are continuous, multi-use corridors designed for human-powered and electric-assist transportation and recreation. NYC DOT is responsible for the planning, design and implementation of greenways on city streets.

On February 26, 2026, NYC DOT collected community feedback for the Queens Waterfront Greenway Implementation Plan.

Queens Waterfront Greenway Public workshop in Otcober 2024.

On February 26, 2026m NYC DOT hosted its second route alternatives workshop for the Queens Waterfront Greenway Implementation Plan.

The New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT), in partnership with NYC Parks and the NYC Economic Development Corporation (EDC),has undertaken a planning process to close the gaps in current bike and pedestrian infrastructure in Queens and make it easier for residents to access parkland and waterways. When complete, the Queens Waterfront Greenway will constitute a continuous, 16-mile corridor connecting Gantry Plaza State Park to Astoria Park along the East River and continue to Fort Totten following the Long Island Sound.

The Implementation Plan outlines a comprehensive strategy to create a continuous and accessible waterfront path by identifying a series of short-term and long-term projects that the city will undertake. Queens residents will shape the plan through a community-based process. In 2024, NYC DOT held four public workshops documenting existing conditions. Using what the agency learned during that process, community feedback was gathered on a series of proposed routes.

Each workshop collected community feedback within specific geographic areas.

CANCELLED: Tuesday, February 24, 6-8pm, Glow Cultural Center (133-29 41st Ave): Willets Point to Fort Totten
Thursday, February 26, 6-8pm, Zoom: Full geography (Gantry Plaza State Park to Fort Totten)

View the presentation from the first workshop, which covered the planning area from Bowery Bay/LaGuardia Airport to Willets Point.

View the presentation from our second workshop, which covered the planning area from Gantry Plaza State Park to Bowery Bay/LaGuardia Airport.

Image of cyclists riding along Malcolm X. Promenade.

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